Quality Assurance Manager

We are currently recruiting for an experienced QA Manager to join a major infrastructure and engineering programme in London.
This is a key leadership position within the project delivery team, responsible for overseeing the implementation, governance and continuous improvement of the project's Quality Management System (QMS).
You will play a central role in ensuring that quality requirements are embedded throughout construction and engineering activities, with works delivered in line with contractual obligations, project specifications, approved designs, relevant standards and established quality procedures.
The successful candidate will provide strong leadership across quality assurance activities, ensuring that inspection, testing and quality records are produced progressively and accurately throughout the works. You will also be responsible for identifying and resolving assurance gaps, quality issues and outstanding documentation ahead of completion and handover.
Working closely with construction, engineering, testing and commissioning, completions and supply chain teams, you will help ensure that completed works can be fully demonstrated as compliant and ready for handover.

• Lead the implementation, monitoring and continual improvement of the project Quality Management System and associated quality plans.
• Ensure quality arrangements remain aligned with contractual requirements, project specifications, approved designs and applicable standards.
• Provide governance and oversight of quality processes across multiple work packages and disciplines.
• Ensure changes to project requirements, procedures or delivery arrangements are appropriately incorporated into quality controls.
• Promote a strong culture of quality, compliance, self-assurance and right-first-time delivery.
• Support construction and engineering teams in understanding and meeting their quality responsibilities.

• Oversee established processes for the acceptance and control of materials and equipment.
• Ensure materials are appropriately approved and compliant before being incorporated into permanent works.
• Monitor certification, traceability and supporting quality documentation.
• Ensure material records are maintained accurately and progressively to support completion and handover.

• Provide governance and oversight of Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
• Ensure ITPs are consistently implemented across relevant work packages.
• Verify that inspection and testing requirements are aligned with construction activities and project assurance requirements.
• Monitor compliance with inspection and testing arrangements and address any gaps identified.

• Oversee the management of project quality records and associated procedures.
• Ensure quality and assurance documentation is complete, accurate, traceable and auditable.
• Support the progressive compilation of quality records required for project completion and handover.
• Maintain alignment between ITPs, inspection and test records and wider quality documentation.
• Identify missing or incomplete records and drive timely close-out.

• Plan and coordinate quality surveillance activities across the project.
• Manage inspection and surveillance processes and ensure appropriate records are maintained.
• Undertake and coordinate audits, inspections and quality reviews.
• Monitor quality performance across active construction areas and work fronts.
• Identify trends, recurring issues and areas requiring additional intervention.

• Oversee the management of snagging, defects and outstanding works.
• Ensure outstanding items are accurately recorded, tracked and closed within agreed timescales.
• Work closely with delivery teams to ensure quality issues do not adversely affect project completion.
• Support readiness for testing, commissioning, completion and handover.

• Develop effective working relationships with the client, project partners, construction teams, engineers and supply chain.
• Act as a key point of contact for quality-related matters.
• Participate in project…